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Over Half of UK Pets Are Uninsured – GoCompare
A recent survey performed by a UK comparison website Gocompare, revealed that even through the vast majority of Brits (86%) consider their pets as family members, over half of them do not have pet medical insurance.Of the 56% of UK pet owners, who do not have proper medical cover for their pets, only 11% regularly set aside some money to cover any... Read more
Brits Ready to Do Anything to Get Pet Insurance Payouts
Shocking figures recently revealed by the Association of British Insurers suggest that Brits are maiming and killing their beloved pets only to get the pets insurance payouts.As such, fake compensation claims amounted to 2 million pounds in 2010, a four-fold on what was seen in 2009.The most widespread ways of making a false claim were: killing... Read more
Brits Prefer Pet Insurance to Life Insurance
A research performed by one of UK comparison websites found that Brits are more likely to buy pets insurance than life assurance for themselves.The website's statistics suggests that three times as many Brits ask for a pets insurance quote than for life insurance quote.Jeremy Mall, commercial director of the Compare the Market website, that... Read more
Halifax and Lloyds Withdraw from Pet Insurance Market
UK holders of insurance for pets might be disappointed to know that Halifax and Lloyds and pulling out of this market.Halifax and Lloyds, the two banks owned by the Lloyds Banking Group used to offer cheap and extensive pet insurance to Brits. Now, however, the company decided to pull out of this market, leaving its customers in search for new... Read more
Pet Plastic Surgery Insurance Claims Rise by 25% - Petplan
Cosmetic surgery is becoming more and more demanded by UK pet owners, says Petplan, British pet insurance provider.According to a recent report by one of the largest UK pet insurance companies, Petplan, pet plastic surgery is becoming more and more popular among the Brits. As such, in 2010 there were 1.5 million pounds worth of claims associated... Read more
The Co-op Offers 25% Off Pet Insurance
In an effort to help UK pet owners safeguard their pets this summer, the Co-operative now offers all its pet insurance policies with a 25% discount. This deal, which was made effective on July 1st, only applies to online purchases.Now, dog insurance is available from as low as 8.18 pounds a month, and cat insurance - from 4.84 pounds a month.Lee... Read more
UK Pet Owners Choose to Put Pets Down
A shocking report published by Sainsbury's Finance in February revealed that many Brits choose to put their pets to death than to perform costly surgery.As such, 56% of surveyed vets said that they had been asked to do so at least once in the past 5 years.Let us remind that a survey carried out by tesco last year showed that 46% of UK pet owners... Read more
Pet Owners Should Expect Rises in Insurance Premiums
According to the latest report published by Datamonitor, pet owners in Great Britain might soon face double digit increases in insurance premiums because the cost of vet bills is constantly rising, thus, putting pressure on providers of pet health cover.Another factor that makes insurance companies raise prices is their inability to grow revenue,... Read more
UK Pet Owners to Spend £100M on Christmas Gifts
A research was carried out by The Co-operative Insurance, which entered the UK pet insurance market, in the run up to Christmas.It showed that Brits are planning to spend around £100 million (or £11.78 per person) on Christmas gifts for their pets. This figure represents a 10% increase from the one seen last December.The interesting... Read more
Pet Owners Should Beware of Cold and Icy Weather
NFU Mutual, one of the leading UK insurance companies, warns pet owners against not having adequate pet health cover.Company's experts claim that, according to statistics, winter is one of the most dangerous seasons for pets, dogs in particular. Oftentimes cold and icy weather conditions lead to pet injuries, the treatment of which totals to... Read more